A Webinar on Thursday, #PracticingLean Summary & #Kaizen Thoughts

Today's Post in <50 Words: This post will point you to a few things you might be interested in: a free webinar this Thursday, some thoughts on Kaizen and “low-hanging fruit,” and a summary of the book Practicing Lean.

Thursday Webinar on Bottom-Up Improvement

On Thursday, I'm hosting a KaiNexuswebinar that will feature a presentation by one of our customers, Matthew Cannistraro of the Boston company, J.C. Cannistraro.

“The answer to that question for each person usually depends on what is right in front of their face. It's usually very easy for somebody to find a problem to solve or an opportunity for improvement in their workplace (or in their home).”

There are other contributions in the article from folks including Paul Akers and Bruce Hamilton.

How would you answer that question? Leave a comment below here on this post.

“The combined experiences of the contributors to this book range over decades, industries, and continents. From people who have worked on Lean for many years, to people who have started their Lean journey more recently, the accounts include many variations. Some people worked in organisations with active support for Lean, while others were expected to deliver improvements with little support.

When reading the accounts as a whole, it is the similarities, rather than the differences, that jump out. Lucas and Nacer (2015) tried to identify the behaviours that are important to improvement work in health care. The present book provides an opportunity to look at themes recurring in many and varied accounts of Lean work in different settings.”